06-26-2009, 07:07 PM
TeacherThoughts Wrote:Yes, we all know about the things he has done, but Michael Jackson is essentially the Elvis of his time! He changed music in so many ways! His dancing, songs, videos, etc! World wide, he might have even been larger than Elvis! And look at Elvis, a drug addict himself and also a pedophile as he was dating and even married his wife when she was very young and not of legal age! MJ was an icon! Let's not focus on the negatives as he is no longer here! Kennedy had his negatives as did Princess Di! Let them all rest in peace!
This isn't about Elvis - apples and oranges. (Elvis didn't marry Prisilla until she was 22 - she did not live with him(but with his parents while in this country and never laid down with him until she was married to him - but again it's not about Elvis)
Michael Jackson when he was 40 years old used to sleep with small boys in his bed. When asked about this in an interview Michael said "I just wanted to share the love". Oh my God. If that was anyone but Michael that person would be buried so deep you would never find the remains.
I hear and hear about his music. And although it really wasn't my cup of tea I will admit he was a super star with good music but later in his life he just "turned" into a wacko.
I keep hearing "but you have to celebrate his music". Fine, but do we celebrate John Wayne Gacy's life when he used to be a clown and entertained children? Do we celebrate Hitler because he was a decent artist? You can still like his music ( I kinda liked "Thriller") but you don't make him out a saint when he dies. He was a troubled person and that is one thing but when you molest little children that is crossing the line. He was a monster.
Sorry if I don't lose much sleep over his passing.